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Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander didn’t see former teammate Mitch Marner have his eyes set on leaving the team last season. The saga surrounding his expiring contract was one of the focal points of last season, culminating in a near trade to the Carolina Hurricanes at the trade deadline that ended up falling through due to Marner’s refusal to waive. In the end, … [Read more...] about William Nylander disputes notion that Mitch Marner thought about leaving Maple Leafs last season

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is excited about the new additions to the team as well as the upcoming campaign. It was a busy offseason for general manager Brad Treliving, who shook up the nucleus of the roster through trades and extensions. John Tavares and Matthew Knies were re-signed at reasonable numbers, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua were acquired to … [Read more...] about Auston Matthews feels good about Maple Leafs’ new additions ahead of upcoming season

The TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings were compiled by a panel of seven TLN writers, each ranking our top 20 prospects to form a consensus group ranking. Rather than hard and fast limits on age or NHL games played to determine “prospect” eligibility, our group decided on a more nuanced approach to include any reasonably young player who is either under contract with the Leafs … [Read more...] about 2025 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #8 Miroslav Holinka

Auston Matthews was named the 26th captain in Toronto Maple Leafs history on August 14, 2024, marking the next phase of his career. Matthews entered the 2024-25 campaign with stratospheric expectations attached to him, coming off a 69-goal campaign where he established himself as the best scorer alive. Unfortunately, Matthews wasn’t healthy after suffering an undisclosed … [Read more...] about What does a successful 2025-26 season look like for Auston Matthews?

Still one month out from training camp, the joy of summer lists and rankings continues. On Monday, Bleacher Report’s Adam Gretz put together a ranking of every team’s top defenceman heading into the 2025-26 season. Morgan Rielly was named the Maple Leafs’ best blue liner, landing 22nd on the list overall. On Rielly, Gretz writes: Rielly is one of the longest-tenured members … [Read more...] about Morgan Rielly lands 22nd in B/R Open Ice’s ranking of each team’s best defenceman